David Gergen
David Gergen
Overview
- Born May 9, 1942
- Political Consultant for Ford, Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton
- Currently acts as the Director of the Center for Public Leadership and is a professor of public service at Harvard Kennedy School
- Gergen is the Editor-at-large for U.S. News and World Report and the Senior Political Analyst for CNN
- Self-claimed independent and has worked with both Republicans and Democrats but has more Conservative views
Nixon
- joined staff in 1971
- started as a assistent staff member on the speech writing team but moved on to become the director
Ford, Reagan, and Clinton
- Worked as Director of Communications
- Moved on to be a counselor on domestic and foreign affairs
- Finally Served as Special International Advisor to Clinton's Secretary of State, Warren Christopher
Modern Day Political Activity
- bestselling author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton.
- worked for US News and World Report as a chief editor
- has been featured on TV on PBS, MSNBC, CBS, and he is now on CNN as the chief political analyst.
- member of the Washington D.C. Bar
- sits on the Council on Foreign Relations